Comments on Essay: Working Hours - 6/23/2008TypePad2008-06-23T17:59:00Ztoddmundthttps://jackshow.blogs.com/jack/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://jackshow.blogs.com/jack/2008/06/essay-working-h/comments/atom.xml/joe commented on 'Essay: Working Hours - 6/23/2008'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345245ed69e200e5536f967288332008-06-25T08:11:10Z2008-06-25T08:11:10ZjoeDear Jack, I am curious as to how you would "rethink the nature of work." I agree that this needs...<p>Dear Jack,</p>
<p>I am curious as to how you would "rethink the nature of work." I agree that this needs to be done, but in what fashion?</p>
<p>Certainly, the word "work" has the connotation of something one does to support oneself, regardless of one's enamorment to the job.</p>
<p>It seems to me that most people cannot do for a living that which is foremost in his or her heart. I am not saying that this is fine, but that at this point in time, it is a fact.</p>
<p>What if all of the farmers in the US decided that they hated farming? We would all starve.</p>
<p>By the way, I don't think your example of the over-extended surgeon was out of place. Consider how overworked the family physicians of this country are. I am amazed that physicians can do their jobs at all, considering the pressure they are under.</p>
<p>I think that the majority of your readers have the luxury of thinking critically about what they do for a living. But those who do not read your essays (or anything at all) have no such luxury.</p>